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29 Jan 2008, 4:42 am
The answer is negative after Aerotel, but it also should be negative if one reads strictly Art 52(3) of the European Patent Convention, which clearly says that computer programs as such are not an invention. [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 3:14 am
In "Why researchers should care about patents," the European Patent Office notes that "Before starting a R&D-project, an effective study of the state of the art is useful and advisable. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 5:18 am
A ruling by the UK High Court appears to have paved a way for expanded patent protection in the UK similar to that generally available by the European Patent Office ("EPO"). [read post]
27 Jan 2008, 1:11 pm
The New Route Proposal is an initiative of the Japanese Patent Office presented to the Trilateral Summit of European, US and Japanese Patent Offices in Munich on November 17, 2005. [read post]
27 Jan 2008, 8:32 am
Many inventors, exhausted from defending the validity of their patent repeatedly, will be forced to abandon their patents.The bill also proposes changing from the American "first-to-invent" system, which favors true innovators, to a European-style "first-to-file" regime, which favors the winners of a sprint to the patent office. [read post]
26 Jan 2008, 1:20 am
Last year I had reported Decision T 0154/04 of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.01 of the European Patent Office, the text bluntly criticising UK Lord Justice Jacob in view of his arguing in the Aerotel/Macrossan judgement. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 7:09 am
The European Patent Office (EPO) is changing its fee schedule in a two-part rule to take effect in April 2008 and April 2009. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 1:00 am
You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at [feeds.feedburner.com]Highlights this week included:Chinese company Zhongyi Electronic sues Microsoft for alleged patent infringement relating to technology that converts Roman characters to Chinese characters: (Jurist), (China Hearsay), (IP Dragon),US Patent reform and surrounding controversy: general commentary and opinions: (Patent Baristas), (IPBiz), (IPBiz), … [read post]
24 Jan 2008, 2:08 am
According to the December 2007 issue of Patent Information News, the European Patent Office has started a pilot project aimed at translating manually the abstracts and claims of Chinese utility documents in certain technical fields in order to establish the cost-effectiveness of human translation and identify quality issues. [read post]
17 Jan 2008, 10:00 pm
: (IP Dragon),China acts to boost patents on publicly funded research: (Intellectual Property Watch),Fighting local protectionism: (China Hearsay),Proposed changes to trade mark law: (International Law Office)DenmarkParallel import not in violation of trade mark rights: (International Law Office),World first record label using creative commons license is Danish: (Innovationpartners)EuropeCroatia and Norway ratify… [read post]
17 Jan 2008, 12:38 am
Patents have been granted or allowed in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and other patent jurisdictions. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 12:14 pm
The last quarterly newsletter of the European Patent Office (EPO) has an interesting article about the difficulty for foreign patent applicants to determine prior art (state of the art) in China, because all prior art in China is in Chinese. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 4:03 am
Although this particular warning was first issued in June, 2006, the European Patent Office re-issued an updated warning to patent applications regarding solicitations from patent registration organizations. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 9:00 am
International),Transforming intellectual property in China and Taiwan: (Thomson Scientific)Service of Process in China: (IPDragon), EuropeMontenegro gets the long list treatment: (IPKat),First must-fit design invalidity decision: (Catch us if you can),Crocs refused European community design due to ‘lack [of] individual character': (IP Factor),Online content and patent reform are… [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 6:00 am
China: (IPKat),Progress in collecting karaoke royalties: (IP Dragon)EuropeSir Nicholas Pumphrey 1957-2007: (IPKat), (ipeg), (IPFactor), OHIM decision renders Crocs' foam clog Registered European Community Design invalid: (Washington State Patent Law Blog),UK dentist firm beats Lacoste in trade mark dispute: (IPKat), (IP Factor),Patent Trolls statistics, will Europe escape the trolls? [read post]
28 Dec 2007, 1:00 am
: (Patent Lens),Patent reform for innovation and risk: A separation of powers approach: (Patent Lens),A patent grab for power: (Patent Lens),Freely sharing innovation is the only way to face the future: (Patent Lens),Top 5 freedom to operate tips: (IPThinkTank)PharmaPatent reform: just found on pharma's radar??? [read post]
23 Dec 2007, 8:00 pm
: (IPKat),Spare part design protection: the European Parliament's view: (IPKat), (Catch us if you can)Cyprus fails to delight Turkey - Cyprus is to gain PGI recognition for Turkish delight: (IPKat),Mewsings on the word ‘technical' (What does the EPO mean when it uses the word ‘technical'?) [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 11:00 am
Some of the most commented posts are on hot topics, such as Free Software, software patents, and P2P. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 5:37 am
The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, the entity running the European Patent Office, has taken two decisions related to Official Fees:Decision of the Administrative Council of December 14, 2007 amending the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 16/07) - effective by April 01, 2008Decision of the Administrative Council of December 14, 2007 amending the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 8:00 am
Under EPC 2000 the provisions for further processing have been significantly broadened and the new provisions will apply to any time limit vis-Ã -vis the European Patent Office, not just those set by the European Patent Office. [read post]
